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A Birdie Says: ‘Love Is In The Air’
‘I Have Found The One My Soul Loves.’ – Song of Solomon
This is the time of year when celebrating love is on many people’s minds. We want to express
our love for that special person in our life in many dierent ways, from gifts, cards lled
with sweet sentiments and romantic dinners. When the desire is strong, there isn’t anything we
wouldn’t do for love, but the avian kingdom has us beaten with far more elaborate courtship and
mating behaviors when they feel the need to nd true love.
Mating For Life – When Birds Find “The One”
While most birds are monogamous, dened as bonded for just one nesting during the breeding season, a small percent-
age of birds actually mate and bond for life – from the tiny oak titmice to the stately and giant sandhill crane.
The blue jay family belongs to this group. These beautiful birds display gorgeous blue, white, gray and black feathers,
and expressive head crests.
Jays form strong pair bonds
and raise chicks together with
the same partner year-after-year.
They are generally non-migra-
tory birds, so their territories are
their homes year-round, making
it easier to maintain their mo-
nogamous bond from one year to
the next.
These aectionate birds
develop strong bonds with each
other by presenting gifts of tasty
seeds, nuts, insects and other
foods. The males also bring
twigs, leaves, bark and assorted
nest building materials to the
females, which they both use
to build comfortable nests for
their families while reinforcing
their commitment to each other.
Janet Anding has done a lot of
long-distance traveling in her life-
time. By her count, the John Knox
Village resident
has visited 156 of the 193 countries
comprising the United Nations, 228
of the 330 places noted in the “Trav-
elers’ Century Club” list, and as of
last year, has crossed the equator 48
times. You can follow Janet’s travels
in her regular Gazette column (see
page 14 for her column on India).
While she is quite accustomed to traveling thousands of
miles on her journeys, her next trip will be only some 200
yards east and seven stories up, but it has piqued her wan-
derlust as much as any round-the-world sojourn.
Janet will be moving from her cozy one-bedroom Cassels
Tower apartment into JKV’s latest crown jewel—its $120
million Westlake building.
A lifetime of world travel has well
prepared the nine-year Village resi-
dent for her next move, with boxes
meticulously stacked and labeled for
their new home on the 15th oor of
Westlake’s south tower—The Vue, in
the delightful Captiva two-bedroom-
with-a-den oorplan.
“The minute I heard about Westlake, I went to Market-
ing with a check,” Janet told the Gazette. “I was the rst
to put a deposit down and wrote a letter that the apartment
had to be on the top oor, southeast corner: The rst reason
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A Life-Plan Continuing Care Retirement Community
World Traveler’s Next Move A First
New Residents To Call Westlake Home Starting This Month
Rob Seitz
Gazette Editor
Nona Cree Smith
Gazette Contributor
February/March 2024Page 2 The John Knox Village Gazette
was I wanted that view; second was
the covered parking, and third was
being in the center of everything.”
For another rst, Janet will be the
rst person to move into the new
building later this month.
Westlake is the most ambitious
project in the history of South Flor-
ida’s premier Life-Plan Continuing
Care Retirement Community. The
two conjoined apartments are called,
the aforementioned Vue rising to 15
stories, and the 11-story Terrace.
There are 147 state-of-the-art sun-
soaked apartments, two oors of covered parking, and a rst oor lled with ameni-
ties that will be available to all JKV residents, family members, and guests.
The common-area niceties include:
Even though new Westlake residents—including Janet—will be moving in begin-
ning this month, a number of gorgeous apartments can be reserved with only a 10-per-
cent deposit.
“Now that construction of Westlake is completed, and move-ins are happening,
prospects can come in and see the reality of the project,” said Kim Ali, Vice President
of Sales at JKV. “It will be easier for prospective residents to see themselves in West-
lake once they can walk through the building and through individual apartment oor-
plans. It will be easier for them to get excited about becoming a Westlaker.”
To learn more about JKV and Westlake please visit www.johnknoxvillage.com or
www.JKVGrows.com or call 954-871-2655.
First Move-Ins At Westlake Start This Month
There are way too
many very special
things to list here about
the special qualities of
life at John Knox Village (JKV), but those that rst
come to mind are the friendliness of the residents and
the “economy of scale” that we enjoy by being the
second largest CCRC in Florida. Because of our size
and our active resident participation, we enjoy a wide
choice of interesting venues and activities.
It’s always nice to be able to claim “we’re the
best,” but truth be told, there are many other excel-
lent CCRCs in Florida. The reason is that CCRCs
are largely operated in accordance with the laws of
the individual states, and Florida is well known as
having some of the best, if not the best, in the coun-
try. Most of those laws in Florida are contained in
Florida Statute 651. A successful organization must
have a solid foundation. FS 651 helps to provide that
foundation for JKV.
Residents of JKV have played a signicant role
in the formulation and implementation of FS 651. In
the late 1970’s, four JKV residents went to visit State
Legislators in Tallahassee to urge them to provide
legislation to protect the investments that CCRC
residents make when they move to a CCRC. As a
result, the rst version of FS 651 was implemented
and placed under the Florida Oce on Insurance
Regulation shortly thereafter. To further ensure that
Florida Legislators would continue to hear the voic-
es of all CCRC residents, a group of residents in the
Vero Beach area came together to form what has
become the Florida Life Care Residents Association
(FLiCRA).
FLiCRA’s Role In Protecting Rights
FLiCRA’s main mission is to promote and protect
the rights of residents who live in Florida’s CCRCs.
Under the leadership of volunteer residents and a
dedicated sta in Tallahassee, FLiCRA is a recog-
nized and respected voice before the Legislature
and state regulatory agencies. Established in 1989,
FLiCRA has grown to some 12,000 members, all
of whom are residents living in 57 of the state’s
CCRCs. FLiCRA is governed by a 12-person resi-
dent Board of Directors. JKV has had at least two
members on that board for the past ve years.
Over the past 30-plus years, in cooperation with
other nonprot organizations, FLiCRA has been
responsible for many legislative eorts that benet
CCRC residents. The annual cost savings alone ex-
ceed $7,000 for some residents, and the improvement
in quality-of-life issues is even more impressive.
The most recent state law now requires that CCRC
residents elect a representative to speak for them at
meetings of the governing body where changes in
residents’ fees or services are discussed.
The Florida State Legislature is now in session
through March 8th. During each legislative session,
thousands of bills are led, and usually many con-
tain issues that pertain to residents. Our legislators
realize that FLiCRA’s members are a well-coordi-
nated grass-roots organization. When a proposed bill
contains provisions that are not in the best interests
of CCRC residents, FLiCRA can and will eective-
ly campaign our legislators to get the best possible
results for those residents.
2024’s Oversight Agenda
A review of the bills and resolutions led this year
indicate that, at present, none include issues that are
very signicant to CCRC residents. So, what’s on
FLiCRA’s state agenda for 2024? It will, of course,
monitor all bills being considered, meanwhile keep-
ing members informed of pertinent happenings in
Tallahassee through its quarterly Resident Connec-
tion publication, monthly E-Newsletter, and the
weekly Legislative Report (available to all interested
residents via email) when the Legislature is in ses-
sion. Assuming nothing unforeseen comes up this
session, it should be a relatively uneventful year for
FLiCRA, but that can be a mixed blessing.
One big challenge in 2024 will be in growing FLi-
CRA’s membership. After all, who needs a big army
when there are no battles to ght? But, in Tallahas-
see, FLiCRA’s case is a bit dierent. There are some
3,000 lobbyists pursuing 160 legislators, and the
budget pales in comparison to other players. While
FLiCRA has a well-organized grass-roots organiza-
tion and can have the residents contact a bunch of
state legislators once a bill is proposed, much of the
important lobbying work going on behind the scenes
before legislation continues to show signicant in-
creases.
The idea here is not to ght battles, but to avoid
them. The systems in Tallahassee allows FLiCRA to
monitor all led legislation, but its ability to advo-
cate and educate the necessary legislators on matters
aecting our CCRC residents is falling behind, rela-
tive to other larger, better funded players in the elder
care community whose interests often don’t coincide
with FLiCRA’s.
Representing CCRCs Interests
The State Board, with the guidance of Executive
Director Bennett Napier, has already established
a sub-committee “Future Forward Revenue Task
Force” to help ensure Florida CCRC residents are
prepared to meet this challenge. Both fellow JKV res-
ident Ken Shanahan and I serve on the FLiCRA State
Board and are participating in that important group.
We are fortunate that, at John Knox Village, we
have the largest FLiCRA chapter in the state. Well
over 90 percent of JKV’s residents are FLiCRA
members and have always been active in support-
ing FLiCRA. Those residents most familiar with
FLiCRA know that the return on the very small
investment ($22/year in FLiCRA dues) is excellent.
The key to FLiCRA continuing to remain strong and
capable of promoting and protecting the quality of
life of all CCRC residents in Florida is to maintain a
strong membership base. Thanks to all members for
their continued support of FLiCRA.
Thanks For Asking
Hey Dave, What Makes John Knox Village Special?
Dave Bayer
Gazette Contributor
have
both been involved in a variety of volunteer activities
in the local community and at the Village.
Dave is a member of the Board of Directors of
the Florida Life Care Residents Association.
There is a misperception among some prospective
residents about what exactly John Knox Village is sell-
ing. Many prospects visit South Florida’s premier Life-
Plan Retirement Community, thinking they will be pur-
chasing an apartment or villa home.
However, as a Life-Plan Continuing Care Retirement
Community, what JKV is providing residents is a Life-
Care contract that secures their care, if, when and for
whatever health care circumstance that may arise.
“Think of it as buying a college pre-paid plan, where
you lock in—in this case—your health care costs for
today and the future should you ever need those
services,” said Kim Ali, JKV Vice President of Sales.
“Along with the peace of mind knowing your future
health care needs will be met, JKV residents will en-
joy living in a state-of-the-art apartment or villa home,
along with loving our award-winning amenities and our
robust Life Enrichment programming.
“With skilled nursing [24-hour monitored] care aver-
aging around $13,000 per month and assisted living at
about $4,000 monthly; over the course of a couple of
years, a $200,000 entrance fee that gets you into JKV
can get eaten up pretty quickly.”
To learn more about JKV and Westlake please visit
www.johnknoxvillage.com or www.JKVGrows.com or
call 954-871-2655.
Think Pre-Paid College,
But For Your Health Care
Their bond helps ensure safe lives of their chicks and
also for the survival of their species, with two com-
mitted adult birds feeding and keeping their families
healthy, and safe from predators.
Dinner, Dancing And Romancing
Northern cardinal males will present the object of
their aection with sunower seeds, perform dances
to show o their brilliant red plumage and sing love
songs with their ne voices.
Once mated, these exquisite birds are devoted
partners for life, and exemplary parents. The male
cardinals show their aection by feeding the female
even before she has laid her eggs. Their loving care
extends to their chicks, who often remain in the home
territory, even after they leave the nest. They are fed
by their father as their mother is busy laying her sec-
ond clutch of eggs. We noticed this charming family
behavior in the northern cardinal families who enjoy
our gardens and wooded areas, seeing the generation-
al family group all together, even after the chicks are
no longer edglings.
The Heart-Shaped Symbol Of Love
Swans in general have the reputation of being
monogamous birds, with dierent species exhibiting
loyal and faithful bonds with their chosen mates.
However, despite the formation of lifelong bonds, di-
vorce and promiscuity have been observed in a small
percentage of pairings each year.
Swans are considered a symbol of love, because
when they are getting to know each other, their gentle
neck movements form the shape of a heart. Their
courtship is very formal, with the swans curving their
necks gracefully together almost in a dance, lifting
their wings gracefully and bowing to each other. Once
bonded, the pair generally stays together for life.
The swan family usually consists of six to eight
cygnets who cling to their parents for safety. The par-
ents do not feed their young, as cygnets grow rapidly
in the initial months of life, from around 8 ounces as
a hatchling, to a mega 20 pounds by the time they are
ve months old.
Swan parents take the young on foraging expe-
ditions about two days after hatching. For up to 10
days, young cygnets require no additional nour-
ishment, as they absorb the rich nutrients from the
remains of the yolk of the egg they hatched from.
Although no direct feeding from parent to the
young occurs, parents take the cygnets to areas of
water with an abundance of aquatic plants. There,
cygnets learn by observing adult birds feeding, skim-
ming the water with their long necks, or the comical
upending beneath the water’s surface and feeding on
underwater vegetation. Adults also stir up underwater
vegetation making it easier for cygnets to nd food.
It is not unusual to see a group of cygnets clustered
under their parents’ wings, looking out at the world
while being chaueured to well-protected water feed-
ing grounds.
Billing And Cooing For Love
Mourning doves are prolic lovers with bonded
pairs raising three, four or more broods a year. That’s
more than any other bird in North America. So basi-
cally, mourning doves mate for life because they are
so busy raising their many families and are loyal to
their mates during the mating season, which in warm-
er climates can last all year. These elegant pale gray
and beige birds remain loyal throughout the breeding
season and spend practically all their time together.
In our own yard, we have at natural grass areas
where mourning doves like to forage for seeds and
small insects, so it’s not uncommon for us to watch
our doves displaying aection for each other. They
preen, kiss and cuddle, often greeting each other with
gentle “coo-coos.”
Non-migratory mourning doves are more likely to
form lifelong bonds, as they remain in the same terri-
tories for much of their lives.
Before pairing, male mourning doves advertise
themselves to females by perching close by and coo-
ing throughout most of the day. Sometimes, they’ll
timidly move closer to the female, and they brave-
ly y right to where the female is perched. Before
mating the doves bill and coo then preen each. In
addition, both birds may vibrate their wings during
courtship, indicating aection and pleasure.
The doves enjoy each other’s company and will
spend long periods simply sitting close together while
cooing gently. When ready the female will bow to
indicate that she’s ready to mate.
Once the mourning doves’ chicks are born, both
parents brood the chicks to keep them warm. They
both feed the newborns a high-fat, high-protein
secretion called crop milk. The crop is an extension
of the digestive system and is similar in function to
mammalian milk. Soon the chicks are introduced to
solid foods including berries, grains, seeds and small
insects.
After 10 days or so, the male takes over feeding, so
the female can get ready for a new brood of chicks.
The cooperative habits of the couple sharing all family
duties enable them to breed quickly and eciently.
They are one of the most common American birds for
a good reason.
“Spin Your Partner,” The Bald Eagle’s
Courtship
The magnicent bald eagle performs a dangerous
courtship ritual before settling down to a monoga-
mous relationship and raising a family. Although it is
not known what bald eagles look for in mate, bravery
is certainly on the list.
When the birds nd promising partners, they en-
gage in courtship rituals that involve cartwheeling:
This is when the eagles y to a great height, hold
each other’s talons and spin in midair as they fall.
They then unlock their talons and do it again. Ideally,
they should unlock before they hit the ground, but
couples have been known to crash.
Eagles also playfully chase each other. They enjoy
ying up to a good height, dive-bomb down and y
back up again, for more daring-do.
They do eventually settle down and start a family,
after building a strong, sturdy nest. The nest building
is a part of their courtship; when it’s nished, they sit
on the nest together, groom each other and cuddle.
After mating several times, the female lays a clutch
of one to three eggs. Both parents will sit on the eggs,
then feed the eaglets once they are hatched.
They will refurbish the nest with fresh twigs and
moss, build an addition and re-use their nest year
after year.
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‘I Have Found The One My Soul Loves.’ – Song of Solomon
The John Knox Village GazettePage 4
Crossword Puzzle Of The Month
ACROSS
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Aptly described by the Miami Herald as an artist
blessed with “the warmth of Tony Bennett, the
bite and rhythmic sense of Sinatra, and the sly elegance
of Nat ‘King’ Cole,” Allan Harris is a Brooklyn-born,
Harlem-based vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and band
leader. With an impressive discography boasting 14
recordings as a leader, Harris has established himself
as one of the jazz world’s most acclaimed vocalists,
possessing a potent combination of dynamic vocal
abilities, impeccable phrasing, and powerful emotional
resonance.
Award-Winning Jazz Artist
Recognized for his outstanding contributions to jazz,
he is a three-time winner of the New York Nightlife
Award for “Outstanding Jazz Vocalist,” a DownBeat
“Rising Star Jazz Vocalist,” and a winner of the presti-
gious 2022 “Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Com-
petition.” He has also been honored twice as the “Best
Male Jazz Vocalist” by Hot House Jazz Magazine, re-
ceived a Back Stage award for “Ongoing Achievement
in Jazz,” and was recognized with France’s Palmares
Award for the third Best Jazz Vocal Album.
Known for his captivating stage presence, Harris
is a natural entertainer who has graced concert halls,
theaters, jazz clubs, and festivals worldwide. The New
York Times has hailed him as “a protean talent,” while
The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Glide Maga-
zine, Jazz Times, DownBeat, and Vintage Guitar, have
praised his extraordinary abilities. Allan Harris is a lu-
minary of jazz, captivating audiences with his remark-
able voice, exceptional guitar skills, and heartfelt per-
formances. His dedication to preserving the rich legacy
of jazz while exploring new musical frontiers continues
to inspire and resonate with listeners worldwide.
Be sure to mark Wednesday, March, 20 at 7 p.m. on
your entertainment calendar and plan to hear the vo-
cals and guitar of this legendary entertainer. To reserve
your spot for this concert or to explore the full sched-
ule of upcoming performances at JKV, please visit
www.johnknoxvillage.com/events/
.
For inquiries about these events, contact the John
Knox Village Life Enrichment Department at 954-
783-4039.
Jazz Artist Allan Harris Coming To JKV
Legendary Singer/Guitarist Scheduled To Appear March 20 At 7 p.m. In The JKV Cultural Arts Center
Tues., Feb. 6 @ 7 p.m., The Jersey Tenors
The Jersey Tenors are the newest Opera/Rock Mash-
up sensation, creating an explosive blend of iconic
Opera classics, alongside Rock ‘n’ Roll greats like
Queen, Elton John, and Bon Jovi – to name but a few.
But remembering their roots, they highlight some of
Jersey’s nest like Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons,
Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen, Kool and The Gang,
and even Jersey Girl Whitney Houston.
Tickets
JKV Resident $20
Village Arts Circle $16
Non-Resident $26
Tues., Feb. 13 @ 7 p.m., The Glyn Dryhurst
Dixieland Jazz Band
Dixieland is the name given to the style of jazz
performed by early New Orleans jazz musicians. The
name is a reference to the “Old South,” specically
anything south of the Mason-Dixon line. Dixieland,
which was developed in New Orleans, is one of the
earliest styles of jazz music. The style combined earlier
brass band marches, French Quadrilles, biguine, rag-
time, and blues with collective, polyphonic improvi-
sation. The Glyn Dryhurst Dixieland Band is South
Florida’s leading band dedicated to this genre of music
and on Fat Tuesday, will transport you to New Orleans.
Tickets
JKV Resident Free
Village Arts Circle Free
Non-Resident $26
Thurs., Feb. 22 @ 7 p.m., Florida Grand
Opera’s Studio Artists
The Florida Grand Opera Studio Artists spend the
full season performing principal and comprimario roles
alongside FGO’s roster of acclaimed directors, conduc-
tors and musicians. But they perform more often in con-
certs all over Miami-Dade and Broward counties, includ-
ing the beloved “SongFest” series and a touring outreach
opera for young audiences among other events.
Tickets
JKV Resident Free
Village Arts Circle Free
Non-Resident $10
To reserve your spot for these concerts or to explore
our full schedule of upcoming performances at JKV,
please visit www.johnknoxvillage.com/events/.
For inquiries about these events, contact the John
Knox Village Life Enrichment Department at 954-
783-4039.
Coming in March:
March 4: Broadway Series –
Blockbuster
Broadway
March 20: Jazz Vocalist and Guitarist
Allan Harris (see story below).
Let JKV Entertain You
Plan To Visit The John Knox Village Cultural Arts Center For Great Shows And Concerts
February/March 2024
Page 5The John Knox Village Gazette
Celebrate with your
sweetie, honor Black
History Month, and immerse
yourself in amazing music.
Pompano Beach Arts has so much to oer this season.
Old Town Untapped: Feb. 2 & March 1
Enjoy a night lled with live music by local bands
and a local DJ, art gallery openings at Bailey Con-
temporary Arts Center, local art vendors and food
trucks. Old Town Untapped takes place on the rst
Friday of the month from 6 to 10 p.m. and is free for
all ages to attend.
Find a delightful handmade gift for your Valentine,
while you groove to the reggae beats of Joey Cal-
deraio on Feb. 2. Check out BaCA’s featured artist
in residence Terrence “TM” Pride, a multifaceted
creator, with an expansive career showcasing many
roles including director, choreographer, dancer, cos-
tume designer and teacher. And join us for BaCA’s
featured exhibition,
which aims to celebrate
the life and work of the renowned self-taught artist,
Purvis Young.
Born in Liberty City, but a resident of Overtown,
Miami, Young was known for his vibrant folk art.
Focused on storytelling, Young’s works explored so-
cial, racial and political themes. This exhibition will
feature a diverse range of Young’s artworks, includ-
ing paintings and mixed-media pieces.
At March’s Old Town Untapped the featured artist
in residence is Djerlens Chery. Excelling in murals,
his expansive works can be viewed at several prom-
inent locations in Ft. Lauderdale, while his smaller
scale creations have been displayed at the Bonnet
House Museum & Gardens Orchid Festival, Young
at Art Museum, Made in Broward, Joseph C. Car-
ter Park, Parker Playhouse, K.C. Wright Art Show,
FATVillage and Mass District Artwalks.
COLE, The Birth Of A King: Feb. 2
To kick o join us for
an unforgettable evening showcasing the music of
Nat King Cole and other songs from the 1930s to
1950s.
Escorting you on this journey back in time is
crooner balladeer, Sir Darrel Cole, who is endorsed
as the most authentic tribute artist of the legendary
Nat King Cole. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m.
on Feb. 2, at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center.
Tickets are $30.
Jazz Reections | Featuring Vocalist And
Violinist Nicole Yarling: Feb. 15
Continuing to honor Black History Month, experi-
ence a spectacular concert presented by The Gold Coast
Jazz Society, led by Nicole Yarling with her quartet.
An acclaimed performer, Yarling captivates audiences
with her incredible musical style, running the gamut
from jazz to rock, and R& B to experimental music.
In addition to her own solo concert career, Yarling has
collaborated with Dizzy Gillespie, KC & The Sunshine
Band and Albert Lee, and was a featured artist on tour
with Jimmy Buet. Feb. 15, 7 p.m., at the Pompano
Beach Cultural Center. Free admission.
Drums Of Polynesia: March 1
This exciting revue will take place on the grounds
of Pompano Beach Cultural Center featuring live
music, drummers, and traditional dance along with
re dancers. Beautifully costumed and choreo-
graphed, this event will transport you to another
world. This festive celebration will also feature an
elaborate buet-style dinner. March 1, at 6 p.m.,
Tickets are $50 General Admission, and $75 VIP.
The Secret Comedy Of Women:
March 13 through April 14
This immersive theatrical experience celebrates
the joys of the journey from girlhood to womanhood
and rejoices in the challenges of being a woman –
from boys to bras and pantyhose to menopause. This
two-woman show explores the universal female
adventure through a rollicking spectacle of sweetly
sharp comedy, songs, dances, stories and sponta-
neous moments of discovery. March 13 through Apr.
14, with matinees and evening performances at the
Pompano Beach Cultural Center. Tickets $65.
Coming To Pompano Beach
Amphitheatre (The Amp)
Willie Nelson: Feb 9
With a seven-decade career, Willie Nelson has
earned every conceivable award as a musician and
amassed reputable credentials as an author, actor and
activist. In recent years, he has delivered more than a
dozen new albums. Don’t miss the classic American
icon of country music, standards, gospel and much
more. Feb. 9, at 8 p.m. Tickets $69–$214.
Get The Led Out: March 22
Get The Led Out (GTLO) is a group of profession-
al musicians who are passionate about their love of
the music of Led Zeppelin. It’s their mission to bring
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We keep hoping
that 2024 will
be a more peaceful
year. In times like
these, I reect in
places I have been
that I thought had
suered the most.
Sudan Keeps
Popping Up
In 1997, Franklin
Graham, President of
Samaritan’s Purse,
wrote; “The people of
Southern Sudan are
ghting for their lives
against enemies bent
on eliminating them.
We need medical
personnel who will
volunteer for at least 60 days.”
I Accepted The Challenge
It was not an easy decision. The Pentagon warned
me: “Don’t even think about going. Sudan is a war
zone. If something happens to you, we will not be
able to get you out. We have no embassy.” I sat my
eight-year-old son, who had pleaded for me not to
go, and told him I felt I should and that on my return
I would take him to Universal Studios. He quickly
answered, “Okay daddy you can go.”
Within two weeks, I was ying in a single engine
aircraft at tree-top level in a combat zone. We ew from
Kenya with no navigational aids other than a hand held
Global Positioning Satellite System (GPS). These small
planes are own by missionary pilots who y solo.
Some get shot down, but others keep ying.
Sudan has a history of wars that continue regardless
of who is in power. For the rst time in my life, I was
in a combat zone as a civilian without artillery or air
support. We were with a guerrilla army that needed
everything. We were housed in grass
huts. We had no electricity. Water was
provided by Africans running with pails
of water from the river. I saw every dis-
ease in the Bible: Leprosy, Guinea worm
and a terrible disease called river blind-
ness. Not only did we have to worry
about lions roaming nearby and mine-
elds, but also bombing at any time.
My medical mission in Sudan was
an armation that we all need to work
toward a common good.
General Powell In China
The need to build relationships, was
all important in the early ‘70s, when
the U.S. and China opened the bridge
to diplomacy. Gen. Colin Powell and I
both visited the PRC in 1973, and our
education on China began. He often
said that this visit helped to form his
thoughts on China.
When visiting Washington, DC,
Chinese ocials often asked to meet
with Gen. Powell. These individuals
remarked that Gen. Powell was someone
they could trust.
That trust reminded me of a Chinese
proverb: “You can tell the strength of a
horse by the distance it moves and the
heart of an individual by the time you
have known him or her.” Gen. Powell
was considered an old friend. These are
the relationships that we need to foster.
The World’s Future Is With
The Young
As recently as 2019, I returned to
China to meet with my Chinese “Peace General”
counterpart, Gen. Zhi Yang Wan. Our mission was
to foster relationships through children. We did this
together, as Gen. Wan and I taught wellness to ele-
mentary school children in China. Religious writings
tell us: The true meaning of giving is not only sharing
our treasures, but ourselves, with those less fortunate.
At this point in my life, because of injuries, I am
limited to writing. It is with this thought that I write
about children. Children are great at making friends.
We encourage children to reach out to a Pen Pal or-
ganization to develop relationships with other young
people from dierent cultures. In the end, it is the
young that create new friendships.
Our relationships have a future with children like
those pictured in the art poster above to the right: The
Second Grade Students from the Bob Graham Educa-
tion Center in Miami Lakes, FL.
Let us assure the future of these children, by en-
couraging our nation’s leaders to seek peaceful solu-
tions to conicts throughout the world.
Ash Wednesday
and Valentine’s
Day are two distinct
observances with
dierent purposes and
traditions. However,
in 2024, they share
the same date, as both
fall on Feb. 14.
This rare occur-
rence may lead to
some interesting
reections on the
contrast between the
solemnity of Ash
Wednesday and the
celebration of love on
Valentine’s Day.
Ash Wednesday
marks the beginning
of Lent – 40 days
(excluding Sundays)
of fasting, repentance and reection for many Christians.
It is a day when ashes are typically applied to the fore-
heads of believers in the shape of a
cross, symbolizing
mortality and the need for repentance.
Valentine’s Day, on the other hand, is a secular cele-
bration of love and aection. It is often associated with
the exchange of cards, owers and gifts between roman-
tic partners. The juxtaposition of these two events on the
same day could prompt individuals to contemplate the
coexistence of love, romance and the somber reections
associated with Ash Wednesday.
Let’s explore some metaphorical or theological con-
nections between them:
Love And Repentance:
Common Ground: Both days can be seen as mo-
ments of reection and renewal, albeit in dierent ways.
Ash Wednesday calls for repentance and a turning away
from sin, while Valentine’s Day often encourages ex-
pressions of love and aection.
Theological Connection: From a theological stand-
point, one could draw a parallel between the concept
of turning away from sinful ways (repentance) on Ash
Wednesday and turning towards love and connection
with others on Valentine’s Day.
Human Frailty And Redemption:
Ash Wednesday: The ashes symbolize human mortal-
ity, emphasizing the transient nature of life. It serves as a
reminder of the need for redemption and the transforma-
tive power of faith.
Valentine’s Day: While more secular, it also involves
the exchange of gifts, gestures and expressions of love,
which can be seen as a form of redemption or armation
of human connections.
Symbols Of Sacrice:
Ash Wednesday: The ashes are often made from the
burned palm branches from the previous year’s Palm
Sunday, symbolizing a connection with the sacrice of
Jesus.
Valentine’s Day: The exchange of gifts, particularly
red roses, can be seen as a symbol of sacrice or seless-
ness in expressing love and aection.
Community And Communion:
Ash Wednesday: It’s often observed in a communal
setting, emphasizing a shared experience of repentance
and humility.
Valentine’s Day: While more individualistic, it is
also a day when people come together to celebrate their
relationships and connections.
While these connections are metaphorical and not
rooted in the historical or religious meanings of the two
days, exploring such comparisons can be a creative exer-
cise in nding common themes of love, redemp
tion and
renewal across dierent aspects of life.
The John Knox Village Gazette February/March 2024Page 6
Feb. 14 Is Both Valentine’s Day And Ash Wednesday
Mark Dobosz
Executive Director
John Knox Village Foundation
The Future Belongs To The Young
Burn Loeke
Gazette Contributor
is a retired Major General of
the United States Army. He fought and was wounded in
the Vietnam War. In four years of combat as a Captain,
Major and Lt. Colonel, he was awarded several valor
awards including the silver star, bronze star and others.
He later served as the commanding general of U.S.
Army South. In the 1980s, He was the rst American
Army General to serve as Defense Attaché in the
Peoples Republic of China and was also Army Attaché
in Moscow. In 1992, he retired and was called back four
months later to head a year-long delegation looking for
POWs in the former USSR. He retired again in 1993, and
immediately started his second career in medicine.
He nished his medical studies in 1997, and participated
in medical missions in war-torn or impoverished areas,
such as Bosnia, Haiti, Kenya, Iraq, Niger, Darfur and
the Amazon jungles. Burn is now a resident of
John Knox Village in Pompano Beach, FL.
is Executive Director of the John
Knox Village Foundation. Mark holds a Bachelor
of Arts degree in Theology from St. Mary’s College.
As part of Baptist
Health’s commit-
ment to the health and
wellness of our commu-
nity, we started Grow-
2Heal Community Gar-
den over eight years ago
at Homestead Hospital.
The Grow2Heal ini-
tiative focuses on pre-
ventative health through
nutrition. As the name
implies, we grow nutri-
tious foods to heal our
patients and community.
Over 6,000 pounds of
produce are harvested
annually and utilized
within our food service
system for patient and cafeteria meals. The amount
of produce harvested continues to grow, as there are
now Grow2Heal gardens at ve hospitals through-
out the Baptist Health system, with the capacity to
expand to more campuses.
Our engaging educational activations lie at the
heart of our eorts to improve the health and well-
ness of our community. The most popular event is
our “Grow Your Lunch Field Trip,” that welcomes
nearly 1,000 attendees annually to the Homestead
Hospital site.
Explore The Joys Of The Garden
This is an opportunity for people of all ages to
learn about our environment and how food is pro-
duced and to explore and sample what is growing in
the garden. They can also learn how to make better
food choices, prepare a delicious lunch from scratch,
and develop a meaningful relationship with produce.
This activity of learning, or reinforcing the life
skill of cooking, is one of the rst steps to leading a
healthy, balanced life.
Other activations include a variety of community
events in partnership with our local municipalities
and organizations. These include health fairs, tness
festivals, webinars and cooking demonstrations.
We cover a range of topics, from how to read
nutritional and ingredient labels and how to use herbs
and spices to reduce salt intake, to eating healthy on
a budget, gardening for beginners, composting, and
more.
The Rainbow To Better Nutrition
A popular activity is our “Eat the Rainbow” ac-
tivity. This is an interactive experience where par-
ticipants learn the benets of eating all the colors of
the rainbow. Each fruit or vegetable color group has
its own unique benet for your body; therefore, you
need to “eat the whole rainbow.”
This is accomplished by providing small bites of
local or seasonal fruits and vegetables for attendees
to sample. And in some cases, participants say they
are trying English peas, blueberries, or dragon fruit,
for example, for the very rst time.
We also devote time to work with special needs
groups, support groups for various chronic diseases,
and cancer survivors. These connections are import-
ant because these populations have more challenges
managing their conditions or are more at risk of
becoming ill if they do not know how to make better
lifestyle choices. These are some of the ways that we
connect with members of our community to under-
stand what tools can improve their health outcomes.
For more information, or if you are interested in
a eld trip opportunity, please email Grow2Heal@
baptisthealth.net.
is passionate for all things food related with
a desire to nourish those she loves. With over 25 years
of hands-on experience with local produce companies
and farms in developing products and in package design,
logistics, sales, organic certication, food safety and the
culinary arts, she has a developed great understanding
of food systems and the impact they have on how we eat.
These skills became useful when, after observing the rise in
obesity with her children’s schoolmates, she felt she needed
to make better choices for her family and try to encourage
others as well. In partnership with a produce company, she
started a nonprot to educate students on how to eat more
fruits and vegetables. Eight years ago, she was brought on
board to develop the Grow2Heal garden at Baptist Health
Homestead Hospital with the goal of preventive health
through nutrition. There are now Grow2Heal gardens at
Baptist Health South Miami Hospital, Baptist Health Doc-
tors Hospital, West Kendall Baptist Hospital, and Miami
Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health.
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Thi Squire
Gazette Contributor
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The new year is a
great time for resolu-
tions and thinking things
over. It always makes
me think of how I want
to improve next year.
Right now, for many
reasons, my main goal
for 2024 is what I’m all
about–seeing how and
under what circumstanc-
es I can gain control of
excess emotion.
To review: In my
most recent Gazette
column, we discussed
the importance of
high-functioning, es-
pecially to leadership,
of well-working and
long-lasting relationships.
I discussed being the calmest one in the room. It’s
something we can all aspire to. Why? Because it is
an attribute of high-achieving, high-functioning peo-
ple. People whose lives are smoother in general. They
have fewer divorces, fewer money problems, and
fewer problems in general. Our life problems generate
anxiety, in and of themselves, so that anxiety and life
problems go round in an unending circle, feeding on
themselves. The more anxiety, the more problems and
bad decisions. The worse decisions, the more anxiety:
On and on in an unending circle.
Free Yourself From Anxiety
It turns out that as we break out of anxiety, the brain
works better, seeing reality more clearly. We have
better relationships, make better decisions, and more
easily reach goals. That load of anxiety pulls us back
from many good things in life.
Of course, no one is completely free of anxiety.
Depending on how high-functioning we are, we have
more or less of it, but the anxiety button is always
there, ready to be pushed in case of real danger, when it
is most useful.
Most of us, though carry around a lot of unwanted,
unneeded anxiety, keeping us from sleeping, relating,
thinking or working well.
Let’s think of two ways to lower anxiety. This is a
great handle to a better life course.
Guiding Principles
The rst, and perhaps most important way to lower
anxiety is having guiding principles. If we have them,
we can always refer to them when we need to make a
big decision, or take a stand. Some of the people we
admire most refer to their guiding principles rather of-
ten. We can think of members of Congress, the clergy,
or great teachers and writers who have spoken to us in
a meaningful way.
Okay, how do we get those guiding principles? They
are carefully thought through, and sometimes take a bit
of time to get to. Some people can point to their holy
book, like the Bible, and say, “They are all in there.”
However, if we have not made them our own, they
can’t be considered guiding principles (in the family
theory sense of the term).
We make them our own by research, a lot of thought,
and trying them out in real life situations. Once we
make guiding principles our own, they are always pres-
ent, ready to use whenever needed.
The act of referring to guiding principles for advice
is quite calming. Ask yourself: “Does this decision,
action, or speech that I’m about to make agree with my
principles?” If so, you’re ready to go. If not, you need
to think things over a bit more until your actions and
decisions agree with your principles. If they do, a great
deal of calm will result.
Once I spent a whole summer reading and thinking
about a question that was troubling me. I came away
with a guiding principle. How helpful.
Guiding Principles Retreats
During my career, I participated in many leader-
ship seminars. Some of the leaders experimented with
“Guiding Principles Retreats,” often over more than
one meeting for the organizations. They brought heads
of divisions, departments and committees together to
hammer out guiding principles for their organizations.
They reported back to the seminar that it made all the
dierence (for the good) in how the organization went
forward after that.
After explicating their principles, under-leaders of
the organization referred to them often, and most pro-
ductively, for help. Does this decision or proposal agree
with our guiding principles? This kind of consideration
calms groups. As we know, that can be a great help to
someone trying to keep everyone on track.
Guiding principles are not always set in concrete.
They can be amended or changed completely if the
facts dictate. Remember that summer after I studied my
issue? After study and much contemplation, I decided
to do a complete 180 degree turnaround on it. I’ve had
several experiences like that.
So, I believe guiding principles are the most import-
ant idea concerning calming anxiety.
Observe And Listen
Another useful way to manage one’s own anxiety
is that of observing. I think that the more people who
gather in one place, the more tension, or anxiety rises.
What can we do? If we start to get tense, a great lit-
tle-known secret to manage it is that of just watching.
Watch the group to see who is most anxious (not for
judgment, but just for calming self and seeing what can
be learned). Where does the anxiety go? What form
does it take? Loud voices, commanding the attention of
the group? Confrontation? Think to yourself, ‘How am
I managing self?’ In other words, be a scientist.
My mentor, Dr. Murray Bowen was the psychiatry
professor at Georgetown University who created the
Bowen Family Systems Theory. In his theory of the
human, Dr. Bowen used to tell us that he envisioned
himself in a spaceship looking down on the whole phe-
nomenon of whatever was going on.
When you become an observer, you can learn a
tremendous amount. You don’t have to be in the
limelight. Also, you don’t have to be a shrinking vi-
olet with a group or relationship. In other words, you
can be yourself. This alone eliminates much of the
emotional pressure.
Follow your guiding principles and remember to
observe and listen. Happy goal setting.
On Being Calmer: A Goal for 2024
Growing, Teaching, Nourishing, Healing
Dr. Roberta Gilbert
Gazette Contributor
is a psychiatrist and Distinguished
Retired faculty member of the Bowen Center for the Study
of
the Family, (formerly Georgetown University Family
Center).
The John Knox Village resident is a published
author of several books on the Bowen Theory,
therapy and leadership. Dr. Gilbert engages in writing,
music, travel, friends and community activities.
The John Knox Village GazettePage 8
JKV’s Newest Crown Jewel, Westlake,
Now Open To Public!
The $120 million newest crown jewel—Westlake at
John Knox Village—is now open to the greater com-
munity. The most ambitious project in JKV’s 56-year
history showcases two conjoined apartment buildings
with 147 state-of-the-art sun-splashed apartments, six
fun oorplans, two oors of covered parking, and an
amenities-lled rst oor. There’s something for every-
one to see. Westlake is lling fast, so let’s see you
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John Knox Village is thrilled to announce that
it has again been honored with the 2023 ICAA
NuStep Pinnacle and Beacon Awards, solidifying
its position among the Top 5 and Top 25 “Best in
Wellness” senior living communities in North America.
South Florida’s premier Continuing Care Life-Plan Retirement Community
has been recognized annually with these awards since 2019. Once again, the ac-
knowledgments underscore JKV’s commitment to fostering a wellness-centered
culture that benets all residents and sta within
the community.
The ICAA NuStep Pinnacle Award and Beacon
Award are a joint initiative between the Interna-
tional Council on Active Aging (ICAA), an orga-
nization at the forefront of leading, connecting and
dening the active-aging industry, and NuStep, a
prominent manufacturer of recumbent cross-train-
ers widely used in health care, senior living, and
tness.
Colin Milner, CEO, and founder of the ICAA,
emphasizes the evolving importance of wellness in
senior living communities. Milner told the Gazette,
“Wellness has evolved from being a programming
option to becoming a way of life. And these com-
munities are setting the pace for the rest of the
industry to follow.”
A Sense Of Community
According to Jamisyn Becker, JKV’s Director of Marketing & Innovation,
“At John Knox Village, we prioritize programming that embraces wellness as its
key focus to nurture physical vitality and maintain a culture of connection. By
prioritizing holistic well-being, we cultivate not just
healthier bodies but also stronger bonds, fostering a
community where every individual thrives.”
As the older adult population continues to grow
and individuals seek a better, longer life, the signi-
cance of where one chooses to live becomes increas-
ingly essential. JKV inspires the industry, leading the
way with its comprehensive wellness culture.
Comprehensive Life-Plan
For the past 56 years, JKV has set the bar when it
comes to delivering an all-inclusive resort lifestyle
designed for living life to the fullest at each stage
of retirement. JKV emphasizes tness and overall
well-being with world-class programming, state-of-
the-art amenities, healthy and delicious dining, long-
term medical care for all residents, and so much
more.
The International Council on Active Aging (ICAA)
connects and denes the active-aging industry,
supporting professionals in developing wellness cultures for adults over 50. The
association focuses on active aging, helping older adults live life as fully as pos-
sible within all dimensions of wellness.
NuStep, LLC designs, manufactures and distributes recumbent cross-trainer
exercise equipment. NuStep products empower users of all functional abilities
and tness levels to engage in exercise that builds strength, enhances inde-
pendence, and improves health outcomes. NuStep sponsored the Pinnacle and
Beacon Awards recognizing senior communities and centers transforming lives
through whole-person wellness programming.
David Haun and
his wife Twy-
lah are longtime
John Knox Village
residents. Having been one of the rst couples who
moved into the then-new Heritage Tower apartment
building, the Hauns have been active in community
life. During their more than 20 years of residency,
they have served on committees, volunteered their
time and talents in Village services, and have pursued
their lifelong goals.
Prior to moving to JKV, they had lived in Wil-
ton Manors for 35 years. Most of those years they
worked—Twylah as a teacher and David a pastor.
Twylah’s mother, Marie was living at John Knox
Village, so they moved as soon as they were age
qualied, and have loved their involvement in the life
of JKV.
During his years at the Village, David had an unful-
lled goal. He wanted to become a published author.
He told the Gazette, that ever since he was a little boy,
he had wanted to write.
“My mother and I used to sit on a swing, when I
was in rst or second grade, we’d make up stories,
we’d make up poems,” David said. For all the many
years after sitting with his mom on that swing, David
still wanted to author books, “But never thought I
would have the ability to publish until I moved to John
Knox.” Writing and publishing his own books was
Da
vid’s dream and goal in life.
The Opportunity To Fulll A Dream
“The possibility of the dream coming to life pre-
sented itself one day in the lobby of Heritage Tower,”
he said. “A notice of an invitation to residents to
write down their dreams and fasten them to the wall.
I wrote my dream – that I might write and publish ve
books before I died.
“Shortly after that I saw that Marty Lee [contribut-
ing writer and photographer at JKV] was oering to
help residents publish their life story through a class
called ‘Silver Scribers.’ Marty said if we’d write it, he
will put it together and get it published on Amazon.
“I asked Marty if he
would help me publish a
children’s story. He said
he would—but I’d have to
nd an artist. So, I prayed
for one, and in a matter of
days I met Curtis Iverson,
living right here at John
Knox Village and dis-
covered he was an artist.
Those chance meetings lead to the creation and
publication of my rst book, “Jack and the Really Big
Beanstalk.”
“After Jack was published,
I had two other children’s
stories, and didn’t know how
to get them published. Then
my daughters called and
said, ‘Dad, you write the
stories and get the illustra-
tions [for the two children’s
books] and we’ll get
them published on Amazon.’”
Now with his daughters’
assistance, David has em-
braced his goal, and to date,
has published seven books.
David’s writing ambition
is an example of the creative
opportunities oered at the
Village. Whether your aspiration is painting,
music, writing, stained glass, woodworking or any
other artistic endeavor, JKV has the time and place for
you to rene the creations of your dreams.
The John Knox Village GazettePage 10
JKV Resident Authors Seven Books
David Haun Fulfills A Lifetime Goal During His 20 Years At JKV
Marty Lee
Gazette Contributor
John Knox Village Once Again Receives
Distinguished ‘Best in Wellness’ Awards
February/March 2024
Kim Morgan Vagnuolo
Gazette Contributor
Page 11The John Knox Village Gazette
In these trying times,
we always need to
be on our guard. The
same holds true when
we are surng the
web. There are many
threats in the cyber
world, such as viruses,
which can spread from
computer to computer,
changing the way your
computer works.
Viruses can usual-
ly be avoided by not
opening suspicious
emails and not access-
ing the links or attach-
ments that come with
them. Some threats are
more signicant than
others with the largest of them catching you o guard
and not being what you thought the email was.
Watch Out For The Scam
The Cyber Bad Guys can be very clever and sophis-
ticated oering a subject line that could tug at your
heart, prey on your emotions, and make oers that
sound too good to be true (almost always they are).
Another possible threat is losing control of your
computer either through ransomware or through re-
mote control software.
Wikipedia denes ransomware as: “…a type of
malware from cryptovirology that threatens to pub-
lish the victim’s personal data, or permanently block
access to it, unless a ransom is paid.
“While some simple ransomware may lock the
system without damaging any les, more advanced
malware uses a technique called cryptoviral extortion.
It encrypts the victim’s les, making them inaccessi-
ble, and demands a ransom payment to decrypt them.”
So, hackers will encrypt your hard drive and only
allow you access to it after they have received pay-
ment. Often, they pose as computer technicians who
ask to take control of your computer so they can nd
and remove “the problem.”
Once allowed into your system they will head right
to your Settings and change your password for the
computer, meaning the next time you want to use
your computer you will need to get access from them.
Therefore, I recommend only letting someone you
know very well take control of your computer.
The Biggest Threat Out There Is…You
Most of these scams rely on you panicking, having
a knee-jerk reaction that the scammers will tell you
needs immediate action to resolve, and not thinking
clearly in what is typically, a highly stressful moment.
Clicking on a link or calling a number from a phish-
ing email is probably the most popular and successful
type of fraud. As mentioned above, if you ever get an
email claiming something is too good—or bad—to be
true, it probably is.
If you get an email from your bank claiming some-
thing is wrong and you need to click a link immedi-
ately to x it, NEVER do it. Get your bank statement,
nd the customer service phone number on it and call.
At John Knox Village, there is an added level of
security by having technical support, stationed in vari-
ous apartment building lobbies on scheduled days and
times. That support is me.
Legitimate Businesses Do Not Ask
To Be Paid In Gift Cards
Recently, a resident was heading out from our Cas-
sels Tower to the parking lot. He stopped, came back
in, walked over to my oce, and said, “I am heading
to Target to get some gift cards to pay Microsoft for
xing my computer. Does this sound right to you?”
I immediately informed him that Microsoft does not
x computers to be paid in gift cards, and that anytime
someone wants to be paid in gift cards, it is a scam.
Thanks to him sensing something was wrong—and
having a resource to ask—he did not spend (and ulti-
mately lose) $2,500 on Target gift cards to continue to
support the scammers.
Jason Cook
Gazette Contributor
News From JKV’s ‘IT’ Guy
Oh, ‘Hack No,’ Tips For Online Security
It takes time to build
wealth, create trusts
and develop an estate
plan to protect and
preserve one’s assets
for future generations.
Yet, it is not uncommon
for people to make a
split-second decision
when naming a trustee
to carry out their wishes
under the terms of their
trusts.
Trustees are persons,
businesses or institutions
you select to manage,
protect, preserve and
administer the assets
you place in trust for
your named benecia-
ries. Their responsibilities include investing trust assets,
managing tax compliance, recordkeeping and reporting,
and evaluating beneciaries’ requests for distributions,
all while maintaining a duciary duty to carry out the
terms of the trust, as specied by the grantor. While
trustees need not be experts in all these tasks, they must
be prepared to commit a signicant amount of time and
resources to perform them regularly, use their discretion
to make decisions and always act in the best interests of
the trust and its beneciaries.
Family And Friends
For many individuals, it is easy to select a trustee
who is a family member or friend who understands their
values and can make decisions they would make if they
were no longer able to do so. Under most circumstances,
these arrangements work best for most people. How-
ever, not everyone has the same family dynamics. Ask
yourself if selecting one family member over another
will exacerbate tensions among your beneciaries.
Would naming all your children as equal co-trustees
create discord? Can whomever you choose act impar-
tially and separate their interests from those of the trust
and its beneciaries? In all instances, assign a successor
trustee to take the reins should your original selection
pass away or be unable to continue performing their
trustee duties.
Trusted Advisors
Your attorney and accountant likely understand your
unique needs and goals and how they t within your
family dynamics. They also probably have experience
serving as trustees and carrying out clients’ estate plans.
However, their professional expertise comes at the
cost of higher administration fees than those charged
by a friend or family member. Moreover, when your
trustees are one of your advisors, there may be a conict
of interest when family members engage them for their
personal needs.
Banks And Trust Companies
A wide variety of corporate trustees, such as banks
and other nancial institutions, operate solely to manage
and execute family trusts. They employ licensed profes-
sionals and have the systems, processes and procedures
to meet their legal responsibilities as trustees. However,
these institutions prioritize trust investment and admin-
istration more than a family member or friend. There-
fore, they are more likely to be rigid and restrictive
when making decisions for beneciaries with dierent
needs and goals. This level of expertise and commit-
ment also results in fees that can run as high as 2 percent
of trust assets.
Although selecting the right trustee to carry out your
wishes can be challenging, your nancial advisors can
help you consider all the options available and plan for
all the what-if scenarios that can occur based on your
ultimate decision.
No matter whom you name, you may support them
with a personal letter detailing all your hopes and goals
for your beneciaries. You may also include specic
rules and limitations you want your trustee to follow
when carrying out the terms of the trust. Although these
documents are not legally binding, they can serve an im-
portant purpose in helping trustees preserve your legacy
and pass it on to future generations as you intend.
This material is being provided for informational
purposes only and is not a complete description, nor
is it a recommendation. Any opinions are those of the
advisors of PWA and not necessarily those of Raymond
James. You should discuss any tax or legal matters
with the appropriate professional. Prior to making an
investment decision, please consult with your nancial
advisor about your individual situation. Investments
mentioned may not be suitable for all investors.
Asset allocation and diversication do not ensure a
prot or guarantee against loss.
Options For Selecting A Trustee
Scott Montgomery
Gazette Contributor
is a director with Provenance
Wealth Advisors, an Independent Registered Investment
Advisor aliated with Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors
+ CPAs, and a registered representative with Raymond
James Financial Services. For more information, call
954-712-8888 or email
info@provweath.com
.
JKV’s Dedicated ‘IT’ Guy
Recognizing technology is not going
anywhere and, in fact, continues to become
more entrenched in people’s day-to-day
lives, John Knox Village has made a con-
scious decision to provide a full-time tech-
nology support team member for its nearly
1,000 residents.
Jason Cook, JKV’s well-credentialed Tech-
nology Engagement Coordinator, provides
residents with personal assistance, as well
as classroom-style training. Residents have
overwhelmingly embraced having Jason as
their “IT [Information Technology] Guy.”
By most accounts, JKV is only one of a
handful of Life-Plan Continuing Care Retire-
ment Communities in the entire country to
provide its residents with a full-time dedicat-
ed employee to assist residents with all their
technology questions, issues, and concerns.
February/March 2024
One has crisscrossed
the country chasing
his culinary passions.
The other has crossed the
Atlantic pursuing his.
After years in high-end pedigree dining venues in
Europe and the U.S., they have both landed at John
Knox Village and together they make up the Vil-
lage’s Dynamic Dining Duo.
Lance Sanson, Vice President of Campus Dining,
and Executive Chef Frederic Delaire are from worlds
apart; however, they are similar in their desire to
provide the highest caliber dining experience for the
1,000 residents who call JKV home.
Lance’s hospitality career began at the famed
Chanterelle restaurant in Eugene, OR, while Chef
Frederic was working, watching, and learning from
his grandfather, a well-known baker in southwest
France.
Lance’s resume boasts stints at the prestigious
Pepi’s Restaurant and Bar in Vail Village, CO, where
he did tableside cookery and ne wine decanting.
Fast-tracking to the late 1990s and Lance worked
with foodservice industry innovator and leader Bill
Anton at Anton Airfood, where he opened the rst
wine bar in JFK Airport’s International Terminal One
and was charged with transitioning airport food into
airport dining.
Most recently, Lance headed the Guest Services at
Life-Plan Continuing Care Retirement Community
Moorings Park, in Naples, FL.
He sees similarities from there to JKV: “I created a
Hospitality Training Platform called Diamond Din-
ing, which combined compassionate care, values with
resident understanding and table service to individuals
who had not worked in dining before.”
Lance also partnered with his Certied Execu-
tive Chefs to create the rst senior living accredited
campus for training culinarians who could not aord
school.
Meanwhile, across The Pond, Chef Frederic was
studying at the La Palme School for Culinary Arts in
France. After school, Chef started his journey at the
2-Star Michelin restaurant L’Aubergade in Puymirol,
southwest France.
Struck by wanderlust after four years, Chef Fred-
eric traveled to Germany to work with German Chef
Christian Lohse at the restaurant Die Windmule in
Westphalia. In 1997, he returned to France to join
the team at the famous Michelin Star restaurant Jules
Verne, located on the second oor of the Eiel Tower,
in Paris.
In 1999, Chef packed his bags and ew to South
Florida. Among his stops as Executive Chef prior to
joining JKV were at the Historic National Hotel on
South Beach and Loews Miami Beach.
Chef Frederic has participated in the South Beach
Wine & Food Festival for 13 years, collaborating on
spectacular dining events, including the Tribute Din-
ner and Southern Brunch.
“The reason I am here is because of the man across
the table,” Chef Frederic told the Gazette during a
recent lunch at one of the Village’s dining venues, the
Seaglass, while pointing towards Lance. “He has a
vision for John Knox Village, and I want to be a part
of that. This is an exciting time to be here, and I look
forward to helping make positive changes to the din-
ing experience.”
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JKV’s Dynamic Dining Duo
Defining the Culinary Arts For Nearly 1,000 Residents And Three Meals Per Day
Rob Seitz
Gazette Editor
While serving as
Executive Chef
at the Loews Miami
Beach Hotel on Miami
Beach, now John Knox
Village’s Head Chef
Frederic Delaire had
two of his recipes fea-
tured in Sara Liss’ “Mi-
ami Cooks” cookbook,
including one he wants
to reprise as Valentine’s
Day approaches.
His elegant, fancy
and simple-to-make
Carmelized Strawberry
Brioche is a perfect
dessert after enjoying a
romantic dinner at one
of JKV’s four dining venues, in a resident apartment
or villa, or at a restaurant o campus.
Juicy red strawberries with whipped cream are the
perfect combination of avors in one delicious cake,
and fruit desserts are always such an impressive dish
to serve a date or guests.
Method Of Preparation*:
In a bowl whisk together sugar,
egg yolks and cornstarch. Combine milk and butter
in a saucepan over medium heat. Scrape the vanilla
seeds into the pan and whisk in. Bring to a boil, then
remove pan from heat and set aside for 10 minutes.
Pour the vanilla-infused milk into the egg, corn-
starch mixture and whisk continuously for 10 sec-
onds. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and
bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 1 minute,
whisking the entire time, until thickened. Pour the
pastry cream into a bowl. Set aside to cool, then
refrigerate.
In a medium saucepan combine
strawberries, sugar and lemon juice and bring to a
boil over medium-high heat. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes,
until strawberries have softened. Transfer to a blend-
er and puree until smooth. Refrigerate until needed.
Melt butter in a skillet over
low heat. Add sugar and cook for 8 to 10 minutes,
until caramel-like. Remove from heat and dip the 4
slices of brioche into the caramel, coating both sides.
Place the slices on a nonstick surface and set aside to
cool for 15 minutes, until brioche is slightly crispy.
In a bowl combine strawberries
and mint. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
In a bowl whisk together pastry cream,
whipped cream and Grand Marnier, if using. Place
the slices of caramelized brioche on plates and
spread the cream over the surface, about 1/2-inch
thick. Arrange strawberry salad on top, then dot
strawberry sauce around the plates.
Rob Seitz
Gazette Editor
In Good Taste: Caramelized Strawberry Brioche,
Just In Time For Valentine’s Day
February/March 2024
Plan a visit to NSU
Art Museum and
enjoy the numerous
exhibitions now
on view. Museum
hours: Sunday: Noon
to 5 p.m., Tuesday
through Saturday: 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed
Mondays.
Explore NSU Art Museum App
The mobile guide takes you behind the scenes at
NSU Art Museum with exclusive multimedia perspec-
tives from artists, curators and more. Use the app to
plan your visit, then easily access helpful insights on
site. Afterward, dive deeper into your favorite works at
home, or anywhere, anytime.
Scan the QR code below to download the app, and
search for, or scroll to NSU Art Museum to start plan-
ning your visit.
In addition to NSU Art
Museum, “Bloomberg
Connects” lets you explore
more than 150 museums,
galleries, sculpture parks,
gardens, and cultural spaces
around the world, all with
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Exhibits Now On View
“Walasse Ting: Parrot Jungle” is a comprehen-
sive exhibition made to re-introduce audiences to the
extraordinary world of artist Walasse Ting (b. 1928,
Wuxi, China; d. 2010, New York NY). Ting was one
of the most radical and independent gures of his
time, bridging the worlds of ancient Chinese aes-
thetics, the European avant-garde, and the American
Pop Art multiverse. While Ting’s place within the art
historic canon is recognized due to the artist’s book
“1¢ Life” (1964), NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
will be the rst American institution to go beyond
this legacy and acknowledge Ting’s mastery within a
monographic museum show.
This exhibition will provide viewers the opportu-
nity to immerse themselves in Ting’s neon-soaked
visions of nubile women, ora, fauna, and an endless
menagerie of cats, parrots and hibiscus. Simultane-
ously, the show will establish a biographic narrative,
in which viewers will learn about the diasporic life of
Ting; whose transnational identity left him without
the typical ambassadorship countries engage in to
display their creative wealth.
“Parrot Jungle” will make South Florida Ting’s
honorary home; one perfectly tting given the artist’s
love of the region. Ting and his family came to South
Florida frequently to visit his in-laws, who were
among the inux of Jewish residents who relocated
here in the ‘50s and ‘60s. This exhibition will high-
light how Ting’s signature motifs were inspired by
these trips, where he discovered and fell in love with
the wildlife park Parrot Jungle, a landmark he doc-
umented in hundreds of photographs and countless
on-site drawings.
This exhibition is in dialogue with the Museum’s
Cobra Collection, which includes essential works by
Ting and is the largest holding of artworks created by
aliates of the post-war movement known as CoBrA
(an acronym for the founding artists’ native cities:
Copenhagen - Brussels - Amsterdam) within the
United States. The Cobra artists stood for freedom,
spontaneity, collaboration, interdisciplinary practice
and ceaseless experimentation. These values resonat-
ed profoundly with Walasse Ting upon his arrival to
Paris in the 1953, leading him to establish lifelong
friendships with key Cobra gures Pierre Alechin-
sky (b. 1927, Brussels, Belgium; lives and works in
Bougival, France), Karel Appel (b. 1921, Amster-
dam, The Netherlands; d. 2006, Zurich, Switzerland)
and Asger Jorn (b. 1914, Jutland, Denmark; d. 1973,
Aarhaus, Denmark).
In the spirit of Cobra and the Museum’s ethos, this
exhibition will champion Walasse Ting as a citizen
of the world, one who made many places, including
South Florida, his honorary home, and created a
unique oeuvre that was passionately enriched by all
he encountered.
This exhibition is curated by the Museum’s Bryant
Taylor Curator, Ariella Wolens.
“Walasse Ting: Parrot Jungle” is sponsored by
those who wish to remain anonymous, Stephen &
Joan Marks, Barron Family Foundation, Imperfect
Family Foundation, Funding Arts Broward, Inc., Sam
Francis Foundation in honor of Francis’ 100th birth-
day, Caroline and David Stonehill, Judith Stonehill,
Marlène Brody, Marion Lefebre & Robert S. Pynoos,
Wenise Wong and Eric Barron.
This exhibition explores a tendency in mid-20th
century American abstract painting in which vast
areas of color appear as the dominating force. Al-
though this type of painting was pregured in the
work of previous generations of abstract painters,
such as Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko, it is
identied with artists including Frank Bowling, Hel-
en Frankenthaler, Sam Gilliam, Morris Louis, Ken-
neth Noland, Jules Olitski, Larry Poons. Frank Stella
and Alma Thomas, among others.
Color Field painting was but one of several art
movements that emerged in America during the early
1960s, including Pop Art, Minimalism, Op Art, Pho-
torealism, hard-edge abstraction, and the Black Arts
Movement, to name a few. Although critics tended to
categorize the Color Field artists based solely on their
shared formal characteristics, each artist approached
their process from a distinct perspective, while main-
taining an awareness of each other’s innovations.
The exhibition’s title “Glory of the World,”
takes its cue from Frank Stella’s writings on Hans
Hofmann’s abstract painting “Gloriamundi” (1963).
Stella wrote, “Hofmann proved that the straight-
forward manipulation of pigment can create exalted
art…Glory of the world this painting surely is, and
glory of the world his painting surely was and is.”
Like Hofmann, the monumental Color Field paint-
ings in this exhibition arouse a sense of wonder and
discovery.
Curated by Bonnie Clearwater, Director and Chief
Curator, NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, the
selection of paintings focuses primarily on the earli-
er years of Color Field beginning in the 1950s with
Frankenthaler’s large stain paintings and ends in
1983 when post-modern and imagist painters began
to dominate the art scene. In recent years, another
young generation of artists has rediscovered Color
Field painting, which makes this exhibition especial-
ly timely. The exhibition will be augmented with a
hard-cover, full-color book published by Skira. In
Memory of Linda Frankel.
“Glory of the World: Color Field Painting (1950s
to 1983)” is sponsored by Suzi and David Cordish,
Stephanie and Howard Krass, the Jerry Taylor and
Nancy Bryant Fund of the Community Foundation
of Broward and Four Seasons Hotel and Residences
Fort Lauderdale.
Upcoming Events:
Inspired by the collected and curated objects in the
assemblage pieces by artist Katherine Jones, craft your
own memory box with objects that remind you of your
relationships and journeys. Bring any materials you
wish to incorporate into your design.
Creativity Exploration adult workshops promote the
benets of material exploration and the mind-to-body
experience. The workshop is led by educator Lark Kee-
ler, a specialist in mindfulness education. Preregistration
Required. Space is Limited. Creativity Exploration is
sponsored by the Charles P. Ferro Foundation Pricing:
$15 for members; $25 for non-members. Ticket Link:
https://ci.ovationtix.com/34755/production/1183935
Enjoy free museum admission and two-for-one
wine, all-day happy hour on the rst Thursday of
every month from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. during Free First
Thursday Sunny Days/Starry Nights.
Mini Muse from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Drop in art mak-
ing activities for children inspired by current exhibi-
tions.
Starry Nights is presented by Broward Health.
Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and U.S. Trust credit
and debit cardholders receive free access to over 200
institutions. Cardholders will receive free admission on
the rst full weekend of each month. Cardholders need
only present their card and a photo ID to gain free gen-
eral admission. The promotion doesn’t include access to
special exhibits, ticketed shows, or fundraising events.
Every last Sunday of every month, Fort Lauder-
dale residents receive free admission to NSU Art
Museum as part of Fort Lauderdale Neighbor Days.
Residents must show a photo ID, driver’s license, or
residential utility bill with proof of Fort Lauderdale
address. Visit the Museum Cafe & Store and receive
10% o books published by NSU Art Museum, and
2-for-1 wine in the Museum Café
NSU Art Museum is located at One East Las Olas
Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301. For more informa-
tion about NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, visit the
website at: www.nsuartmuseum.org
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Exhibits Now On View At
NSU Art
Museum Fort Lauderdale
For Immediate Release
Special to The Gazette
February/March 2024
If you have been following
my current series of travel
stories in the Gazette, you may
remember that I have written
about my visits to countries that are not frequently
visited by tourists: Iceland and Mongolia. In this issue
of the Gazette, I turn my attention to the most populous
country in the world: India.
O To India
In 1967, my father, a manager with TWA (Trans
World Airlines), was transferred to Mumbai, then
called Bombay, India. As a 17-year-old-wanna-be
world traveler, I was transxed with everything both
yin and yang. I wanted to see the rich and the poor,
palaces and slums, fabulous aromas and bad odors and
gloriously diverse people wanting to get to know you
and vice versa.
The colors and the foods of India can awaken all
your senses. We arrived in the night and woke up on
our rst day to see the Arabian Sea across our street.
My brother, 14 years old and my younger sister, 12
years old, entered private Indian schools: A pretty big
cultural shock for both of them. I was on my way to
college in the U.S., so I spent summers and holidays in
India. I remember all three of us were invited to be ex-
tras in Bollywood movie sets, acting as visiting foreign
tourists.
We earned 15 Rupees a day, just over $1, and all the
Cokes, Fantas and mango soda we wanted. I regret we
don’t have the names of these movies as all had very
well-known actors starring in them. I may research that
one day.
Another amusement, without our parents knowing,
and because I was tall and looked older, I would take
them out of school for a hooky day. We ate “Bu”
Burgers and ice cream at a rare European cafe. Our
parents didn’t like us eating water bualo, but cow and
pork were not available in shops or restaurants. We
loved those burgers. Then o to the movie theaters for a
one Rupee admission equivalent to 13¢ for the kids and
two Rupees, 26¢ for me.
Our mother took us on many trips. A favorite was
a day-trip train to Pune (Poona), a city with one of
the highest numbers of colleges and universities,
also called the Oxford of the East. We loved seeing
the many temples and mosques, plus other houses of
worship for dierent, smaller religions in and outside
of India. We often ew to Hong Kong and Bangkok to
sightsee, have an eating fest and a western food shop-
ping spree. We missed a lot of our American foods like
peanut butter, cheeses and mayo, but we did have a
cook who almost daily made us the best hand-made po-
tato chips ever. Afternoons, we would sit in the kitchen
eating them almost straight out of the frying pan.
We experienced monsoons so heavy you couldn’t see
your feet, and many earthquakes, luckily no big ones,
but yet strong enough to knock pictures o walls. A few
times, we were stuck inside our home for some days
due to labor or political riots with hundreds of rioters
on our street. These were great adventures for us from
the calm American Midwest.
We loved shopping for handicrafts. Early on, my
brother bought sandals made of old tires – no animals
harmed here – and my sister and I bought and enjoyed
wearing saris. All of us still have some of these items in
our homes today.
It Is Not Ice Cream
The best memories were the people we met, and they
often invited us to their homes. Originally, we were shy
especially as we were unfamiliar with their food. At one
meal we received, what I thought was, ice cream with
cinnamon sprinkled on top and I tucked right into it. Oh
my, it was not ice cream at all, but curds doused with
scalding chili powder. We were fast learners to take a
small bite rst. As time went on, we came to love Indian
foods from all parts of the country.
My mom kept up correspondence with some of these
folks for almost 50 years.
My Promise
After two years of college, I advised my parents that
I was taking a hiatus from school and was determined
to get a job with TWA. I promised my dad, that I would
be doing his job in India within 25 years. At age 19, I
was hired by TWA in St. Louis as a reservation agent.
In 1975, I was sent to Hong Kong and India on a tempo-
rary duty.
After some promotions and 15 years after starting
with TWA, I was hired as their Bombay Airport Man-
ager. My dad had told me to ght hard for the position
but expected they would never hire a female. Sadly, he
passed away the month I started in India, but he knew I
got the job, and I was grateful I kept my promise.
I was there from 1985 to 1988. It was the hardest job
ever, yet I felt like I was in Heaven. I have often re-
turned to India including September/October 2023. The
people have always been kind, polite and gentle. If you
compliment anything such as someone’s shirt, a similar
shirt would arrive in no time at your home. People who
were my teenage friends in the ‘60s became my adult
friends in the ‘80s.
Eve’s Weekly
An Indian magazine similar to USA’s Cosmopolitan
interviewed me and put me on their cover in May 1985.
I was the only female airport manager in India and one
of only two in all of Asia. I was blessed to have a super-
ecient secretary. At one point, we were getting up to
100 letters a day from young ladies and she helped me
sort and answer them. Luckily, I had won my rst and
hardest battle with TWA headquarters and that was for
computers. What a thrill that TWA was the rst airline
in India to be automated and computerized, and it also
helped us get those letters answered.
India Today
Seeing the grown-up India is amazing. They have
jumped from a edgling country with a lot of growing
pains to a very impressive 21st century nation. The rst
and best accomplishment was learning to grow enough
to feed its 1.43 billion citizens. Today, there is excess
that helps the economy by exporting abroad. This sum-
mer, India became the most populated nation on earth
surpassing China by 3 million people.
Some of my earliest memories are of the deplorable
airports and lack of ecient highways – just bad roads
with ox carts, rickshaws, bicycles, motorcycles, cars,
trucks, buses and more.
Today’s tranportation has denitely improved. Many
of the airports are new and shiny. Mass transit is ex-
panding dramatically. During my 2023 visit, our guide
told us, “By the end of the decade, all 46 cities with
more than one million people will have a Metro rail line
system. Sixteen are already online.”
Landline telephones were rare or did not work well
and it now seems they have been replaced by everyone
carrying a smartphone.
Today, India is a wonderful mix of centuries old tradi-
tions combined with the latest in advanced technologies.
The following anecdote perfectly describes the conver-
gence of the old with the new.
I bought produce from a subsistence farmer in front
of a simple home with a makeshift table and a tarp
overhead. Mode of payment: “QR code hanging from a
string – no cash accepted.”
You have to love Apple Pay. The government is
attempting to become a non-cash society. This is to get
taxes due plus squash black market sales. This is still
something of the future. No explanation is needed about
India’s IT industry which has exploded.
Taking The Road Heavily Traveled
JKV Resident Reminisces About Her Life In India And Her Visits Since
Janet Anding
Gazette Contributor
John Knox Village Cassels Tower resident,
has traveled the world since she was a young girl.
By her count, Janet has visited 156 of the 193 countries in
the United Nations, and 228 of the 330 places noted in the
“Travelers’ Century Club” list, and has now crossed
the equator for the 48th time in her life. Janet enjoyed a 23-
year career with Trans World Airlines and traveled the world.
She married her late husband Jim, a U.S. Embassy ocial in
1990 and was based in several countries in Europe and Africa.
February/March 2024Page 14 The John Knox Village Gazette
Today’s India is a land
with an advanced tech-
nology that made the country
the rst in the world to land
their spacecraft, Chandrayaan-3, near the Moon’s
south pole on Aug. 23, 2023. Adding to this extraor-
dinary achievement, is the fact that India is one of
the world’s oldest civilizations with more than 5,000
years of documented history.
India is an ancient land of magical beauty, with
historical and cultural heritages that are diverse,
unique, and oer a rich history. Several examples of
monumental achievements in architecture and city
planning have been named as UNESCO World Heri-
tage Sites.
The Taj Mahal
Celebrated for its beauty and graceful design,
the white marble Taj Mahal in Agra is regarded as
the nest example of Mughal architecture. The Taj
Mahal was built by Emperor Shah Jahan to honor his
wife and condant, Mumtaz Mahal.
It took about 22 years to build the complex, which
includes an extensive garden with a reecting pool.
It has become the favorite backdrop for photos of
visitng royalty: From American Jacqueline Kennedy
to Princess Diana of Great Britain.
Hampi Capital Of The Vijayanagara Empire
Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire
from 1336 until 1565 AD. Numerous writings and
chronicles left by Persian and European travelers,
say that Hampi was a prosperous and impressive city
with a strategic setting on the banks of the Tung-
abhadra River. The city was lled with numerous
temples, palaces, and trading markets.
By 1500 AD, Hampi-Vijayanagara was the world’s
second largest, grandest city and probably India’s
richest, attracting traders from Persia and Portugal.
The Vijayanagara Empire was defeated by a coali-
tion of Muslim sultanates, but many of the architec-
tural wonders and intricately carved buildings have
been preserved.
Festival Of Colors
Let’s not forget the fun life in India. There are col-
orful festivals with music, dancing and celebrations
of every kind throughout the year.
Holi, often referred to as the “Festival of Colors,”
is one of the best-known Hindu festivals. It cele-
brates the end of winter and the start of spring. The
religious part commemorates the victory of good
over evil with the burning of a demoness named
Holika, made possible with the help of the god Lord
Vishnu. The fun part involves people throwing pow-
ders of bright colors all over each other, then using
water guns. This is based on Lord Krishna, who liked
to play pranks on the village girls by drenching them
in water and colors.
Holi is a delightful, carefree festival that’s great
fun if you don’t mind getting wet and very colorful.
Festival Of Lights
Diwali is the Indian “Festival of Lights” that
celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, good
over evil, and the blessings of victory, freedom and
enlightenment. It also celebrates Lord Ram and his
wife Sita returning to their kingdom of Ayodhya.
Diwali is known as the “Festival of Lights” for all
the reworks, small clay lamps, and candles that are
lit to help guide the loving couple on their way. For
Hindu families, Diwali is the most anticipated festi-
val of the year.
Ganesha Chaturthi
This spectacular festival honors the birth of the
beloved Hindu elephant-headed god Ganesha, who
is worshiped for his ability to remove obstacles and
bring good fortune. The festival is celebrated by local
communities competing to see who can make up the
most impressive statue on display.
The days are lled with boisterous devotees, of-
ferings of sweets, cakes and lots of music. At the end
of the festival the images of Ganesha are taken to the
sea or immersed in water as a reminder that every-
thing in life is temporary and that it’s sometimes
necessary to let go of things we love.
India: A Kaleidoscope Of Colors,
Celebrations And Ancient Beauty
Nona Cree Smith
Gazette Contributor
Page 15February/March 2024 The John Knox Village Gazette
It is impossible to write
about such a large country
in one Gazette article. One can
compare India’s diversity to
Europe. India is 2,000 miles north to south and 1,800
miles west to east. Traveling from top to bottom is the
equivalent distance of Oslo, Norway to Athens, Greece.
India has 28 states and eight territories with 22 major
languages written in 13 dierent scripts. Some 408
additional dialects are still used throughout the country.
Hindi and English are both the ocial languages and all
documents are written in both.
The Indian Rupee has the top 17 languages on their
paper money.
A Short History
India was under British Authorities from 1608-1947.
Mahatma Gandhi, the “Father of India” worked dili-
gently and peacefully from 1919-1942 to gain indepen-
dence. It came with a high price in 1947 by dividing the
sub-continent into three pieces: India, West Pakistan
and East Pakistan. The plan, made by Britain, was that
the majority of Hindus were to live in India and the
Muslims in the Pakistani countries. Immediate massive
migration and resettlement came to over 15 million
people. It was violent and hostile with over one million
killed. In 1972, East Pakistan became independent from
West Pakistan and renamed Bangladesh. West Pakistan
became Pakistan.
And The Dance Begins
Regretfully, Pakistan and India have never stopped
ghting over the border. Every single night on both
sides, the Security Forces have a “Good Night” ceremo-
ny called Attari-Wagah after the two opposing towns.
Each side opens their gates, lowers their ag at sun-
down and the colorful prance, oh, I mean dance begins.
Both sides raise their legs as high as possible and dance
an elaborate maneuver to display symbols of both ri-
valry and as a means of cooperation between the broth-
erhoods. Then both sides come to the center and shake
hands. Then the gates are closed.
India, Pakistan And BangladeshThe Consequential
Recent History Of The Indian Subcontinent
Janet Anding
Gazette Contributor
Locally, most of
our roadways are
numbered, but a small
percentage are named.
In North Broward,
there are many streets
that carry the name of
pioneer farmers: Bud
Lyons, Robert and Har-
ry McNab, J.B. Wiles,
the Blount brothers, and
Albert Neal Sample.
In fact, other than a
few roads named after
national gures (Martin
Luther King, Jr. Bou-
levard) or geographic
features (Riverside
Drive), one might assume that a named thoroughfare
had some agricultural origins.
An interesting exception to this would be Andrews
Avenue which runs from just outside the Fort Lauder-
dale-Hollywood Airport north through downtown Fort
Lauderdale and ending in Pompano Beach at Sample
Road. The road continues north, all the way to Jupiter,
but by the name Military Trail.
Why Is There An Andrews Avenue?
So, who was Andrews and why is this road named
for him? As with so much else in early South Florida
history, the man responsible was railway, hotel and
land magnate Henry Morrison Flagler, who brought
his Florida East Coast Railway south from West Palm
Beach to Miami in 1896.
At several spots along the railroad line where there
were enough settlers, Flagler’s surveyors would lay
out a town. Ft. Lauderdale was one; Pompano was not.
Part of laying out the town was creating a grid of
streets and avenues, each of which had to be named.
Most were numbered but a few were given names.
Exactly who provided the names is not exactly clear,
but it is hard to believe that Henry Flagler did not
have a decisive say, if he so wished. In the case of
Andrews Avenue, it’s almost a certainty that Flagler
made his preference known, because the road was
named for George Edward Andrews, (he went by
“Ed”), an employee and friend of Flagler.
Who Was George Edward Andrews?
Andrews was born in Painesville, OH in 1859. His
father was a boat captain on the Great Lakes, and sup-
posedly wanted his son to follow that profession but
Ed took a dierent path, rst graduating from college
and then becoming a professional baseball player.
From 1884 to 1891, he was a second baseman and
outelder for a series of “big league” teams in Phila-
delphia, Brooklyn, Indianapolis and Cincinnati.
What Was Life After Baseball?
Following his baseball career, Andrews moved to
Florida and established a pineapple farm in the Ft.
Pierce area. The great Florida freeze of 1895 ended
this agriculture venture and he took up umpiring, and
in the oseason worked as what we would today call a
general contractor. Apparently, it was in this latter role
that he met and was befriended by Flagler.
Relying on his baseball experience, he was hired
as recreational activities director for Flagler’s Palm
Beach hotels. In that capacity, Andrews brought in
black baseball players (some of whom are today in
the Baseball Hall of Fame) to stage exhibition games
for the guests. The players were hired to work as
groundskeepers, waiters and other service jobs, but
their important role was on the baseball diamond.
Andrews died in 1934 in West Palm Beach. He
had next to no role in the development of what would
become Broward County, and is little remembered for
his feats in the basepaths (although baseball history
bus would know that in the rst year the National
League recognized stolen bases, Ed Andrews led the
league with 55 steals), but everyday tens of thousands
of people traverse the roadway that carries his name.
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The Mystery Of Andrews Avenue
Pompano Beach Historian Reveals The Stories Behind The Names
Daniel Hobby
Pompano Beach Historian
a lifelong Floridian, grew up in
St. Petersburg. He moved to South Florida in 1979, and
has worked for various historical agencies, most recently the
Sample-McDougald House. He is the author of ve books
on local history, including: “Pompano Beach: A History of
Pioneers and Progress.” In 2021, he was named City
Historian by the Pompano Beach City Commission.
